Postal Services Contracts




Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 801

POSTAL DISTRICT OF DUNEDIN—continued.

Number of Service. Service. Total Mileage. Frequency. Mode of Conveyance. Name of Contractor. Annual Subsidy. Date of Termination of Contract.
8 Dunedin: Delivery of parcels and distribution of postmen’s overflow bags .. As required .. .. Motor-van .. .. ..
9 Dunedin and Anderson’s Bay: Supplying horse and trap for postman .. Daily .. .. Trap .. .. ..
10 Dunedin, Pine Hill, Leith Valley, and Halfway Bush: Supplying horse and trap for postman .. Daily .. .. Trap .. .. ..
11 Green Island Railway-station and Post-office 2 5 times daily .. .. Handcart .. .. ..
12 Mosgiel and East Taieri .. .. 4 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. .. ..
13 Mosgiel and East Taieri (rural delivery) 14½ Daily .. .. Bicycle .. .. ..
14 Mosgiel and North Taieri (rural delivery) 16 Daily .. .. Bicycle .. .. ..
15 Mosgiel Railway-station and Post-office 2 As required .. .. Bicycle .. .. ..
16 Palmerston Railway-station and Post-office 9 ch. As required .. .. Handcart .. .. ..
17 Ravensbourne Railway-station and Post-office 40 ch. As required .. .. Foot .. .. ..
18 Waikouaiti Railway-station and Post-office 17 ch. As required .. .. Handcart .. .. ..
19 Waitahuna Railway-station and Post-office 55 ch. As required .. .. Foot .. .. ..

PERFORMED BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS—continued.

POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE.

PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.

£ s. d.
1 Cape Runaway and Matengareka Station 37 Weekly .. .. Horse .. 70 0 0 31/12/27
2 Gisborne: Delivery of parcels within postmen’s deliveries .. Daily .. .. Cart or motor-bus M. B. Mahony .. 175 0 0
3 Gisborne Chief Post-office, Railway-station and wharves, and delivery of postmen’s bags .. As required .. .. Cart or motor-bus M. B. Mahony .. 400 0 0
4 Gisborne wharves and vessels in roadstead .. As required .. .. Steam-tender or launch Union Steamship Co., Ltd. 220 0 0
5 Gisborne and Mangapapa .. .. 4 Twice daily .. .. Motor-bus .. L. J. Coham .. 50 0 0
6 Gisborne and Patutahi .. .. 20 Daily .. .. Motor-bus .. S. D. Worsnop .. 75 0 0
7 Gisborne, Tamarau, Whangara, Tolaga Bay, Arero, Tokomaru Bay, Te Puia Springs, Tinaaruhe, Waitakaro, and Ruatorea 168 Daily, 1 Nov. to 30 April; thrice weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. .. Motor-car and Coach Gisborne Motor Service Co., Ltd. 2,000 0 0
8 Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, and Tiniroto 84 Weekly .. .. Motor-car or coach H. Cooper .. 312 10 0
9 Gisborne and Waimata Valley .. .. 34 Thrice weekly .. .. Motor-bus .. W. Jones .. 150 0 0
10 Gisborne, Makaraka, Manutuke, Muriwai, Wharerata, Morere, Nuhaka, Whakaki, and Wairoa 132 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. Gisborne M o t o r Service Co., Ltd. 775 0 0
11 Hick’s Bay, Lottin Point, and Cape Runaway 56 Weekly .. .. Pack-horse .. Wi White .. 70 0 0
12 Junction of East Coast and Panikau Roads, and Williams’s Homestead 12 Twice weekly.. .. Pack-horse .. W. H. Williams 60 0 0
13 Manutuke and Waingake .. .. 22 Twice weekly.. .. Motor-car .. A. Aislabie .. 60 0 0
14 Matawai, along Oponae Road to Chilcott’s (rural delivery) 27 Weekly .. .. Motor-car o r pack-horse C. Blomquist .. 50 0 0
15 Matawai, along Koranga Road to Judd Bros.’ and along Moanui Road to J. Hope’s (rural delivery) 32 Weekly .. .. Motor-car or pack-horse C. Blomquist .. 55 0 0
16 Motuhora, Motu, Toatoa, Lower Waiawa, and Opotiki 96 5 times weekly .. Motor-car .. Kelly & Fleming, Ltd. 60 0 0
17 Ngatapa, Rere, and Wharekopae .. .. 48 Weekly .. .. Express .. E. C. Papworth .. 175 0 0
18 Opotiki, Omaio, Te Kaha, Raukokore, and Cape Runaway 96 Weekly .. .. Launch .. W. Walker .. 220 0 0
19 Opotiki and Oponae .. .. 46 Weekly .. .. Motor-lorry.. A. E. Reece .. 50 0 0
20 Puha Railway-station and Post-office ½ As required .. .. Foot .. M. P. McMahon.. 45 0 0
21 Puha and Whatatutu .. .. 16 Daily .. .. Motor-car .. J. King .. 130 0 0
22 Ruatorea, Tapuwaeroa, and Pakihiroa 34 Weekly .. .. Buggy .. H. G. Burnett .. 60 0 0
23 Ruatorea, Waiomatatini, Kahukura, and Te Araroa 55 Twice weekly.. .. M o t o r - car, coach, or pack-horse G. McKeddie .. 800 0 0
24 Ruatorea and Tuparoa .. .. 10 Twice weekly.. .. Buggy .. Korau Haenga .. 60 0 0
25 Te Araroa and Hicks Bay .. .. 16 Twice weekly.. .. Pack-horse or cart E. J. Pearce .. 90 0 0
26 Te Karaka and Kanakanaia (private-bag delivery) 30 Twice weekly, 1 Nov. to 30 April; weekly, 1 May to 31 Oct. .. Buggy .. R. Stephenson .. 95 0 0
27 Tinaaruhe and Owheha (private-bag delivery) 64 Weekly .. .. Buggy or pack-horse Tanara Rangiuai a 150 0 0
28 Tokomaru Bay and Hautanoa .. .. 4 Twice daily (daily on Saturday) .. Buggy or motor-car Tokomaru Bay Garage Co. 70 0 0
29 Tokomaru Bay and Waipiro Bay .. .. 24 Thrice weekly .. .. Coach .. F. Sweeney .. 120 0 0
30 Tokomaru Bay and Whakoau (private-bag delivery) 50 Weekly .. .. Horse or buggy W. Foden .. 140 0 0
31 Tokomaru Bay roadstead and wharves .. As required .. .. Motor-launch Tokomaru Harbour Board 175 0 0

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🚂 Postal Services in the District of Dunedin (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Dunedin, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery

🚂 Postal Services in the District of Gisborne

🚂 Transport & Communications
Mail services, Gisborne, Contracts, Subsidies, Rural delivery
20 names identified
  • M. B. Mahony, Contractor for parcel delivery and postmen’s bags
  • L. J. Coham, Contractor for mail service
  • S. D. Worsnop, Contractor for mail service
  • Wi White, Contractor for mail service
  • W. H. Williams, Contractor for mail service
  • A. Aislabie, Contractor for mail service
  • C. Blomquist, Contractor for rural delivery
  • E. C. Papworth, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Walker, Contractor for mail service
  • A. E. Reece, Contractor for mail service
  • M. P. McMahon, Contractor for mail service
  • J. King, Contractor for mail service
  • H. G. Burnett, Contractor for mail service
  • G. McKeddie, Contractor for mail service
  • Korau Haenga, Contractor for mail service
  • E. J. Pearce, Contractor for mail service
  • R. Stephenson, Contractor for mail service
  • Tanara Rangiuai, Contractor for mail service
  • F. Sweeney, Contractor for mail service
  • W. Foden, Contractor for mail service